What Do I Need to Sign My Healthcare Proxy in Arizona?

In Arizona, notarization can serve as an alternative to witnesses for a healthcare proxy.ARS § 36-3221Verified Jul 15, 2026 Either witnesses or notarization satisfies the execution requirements.

Arizona allows Remote Online Notarization (RON) for healthcare proxies.ARS § 36-3221Verified Jul 15, 2026 The notarization can be completed via secure video call with an approved RON provider. The state also accepts out-of-state RON.

To execute a healthcare proxy in Arizona: Find 1 adult to serve as witness. Review witness restrictions to ensure eligibility. Get the document notarized (standard practice, not required). Remote notarization is available; whether the document itself may be signed electronically is unresolved

Yes. Arizona has an explicit reciprocity statuteARS § 36-3208Verified Jul 15, 2026: a healthcare directive executed in another state is honored in Arizona if it was valid where signed or valid under the principal's domicile law. Arizona recognizes healthcare directives executed in another state if valid in the place where and at the time when they were adopted, subject to Arizona criminal law. ARS § 36-3208. The document portability tool covers reciprocity rules in detail.